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Child rescued from leisure centre arcade machine in Maspalomas
Last weekend on the south of Gran Canaria, at a leisure centre, a little panic was caused after a 3 year-old managed to crawl into an arcade machine, according to BTC Canarias, from Televisión Canaria. - The minor ended up trapped inside the machine after sneaking in through the prize chute, where cuddly toys are delivered whether won through luck or skill. The security personnel quickly arrived to assist the child, no injuries reported.. [adrotate...
British cargo ship rescues 25 migrants from the Atlantic, 426 km south of Gran Canaria
A British-flagged cargo freighter on Monday night rescued 25 sub-Saharan migrants, 426 kilometres south of Gran Canaria, and is now headed to the port of Las Palmas. - A Salvamento Maritimo (Maritime Rescue) spokesperson reported to Spanish News Agency, Efe, that the M/V Anvil Point, a 193-meter-long merchant ship, reported last night at 8:35 p.m. that it had located and rescued 25 men from a boat in the Atlantic Ocean,...
Weather: Gran Canaria prepares for 40ºC+ as desert calima brings first heat wave of the season
The stable blue skies and warm weather across the Canary Islands this weekend has given way to an incoming African desert calima expected from Tuesday, June 8. The desert sands and dust are to be accompanied by our first real heatwave of this season in the archipelago, according to forecasts from the Spanish State Meteorological Agency (AEMET), the effects of which will last several days starting to soften by the coming weekend, giving way to clearer blue skies once more. In the meantime...
Lucky escape in the Puerto de La Luz, Port of Las Palmas, caught on camera
The loading and unloading of more than 1 million containers every year at the Puerto de La Luz, in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, comes with its own set of dangers, which is why health and safety is of paramount concern in The Canary Islands biggest port. Disaster nearly struck last week, when several large containers toppled on to a waiting truck under a one of the cranes. Thankfully there were no injuries as a result of the incident, although the company has opened an investigation into what...
The Canary Guide Weekend Tips 4-6 June 2021
It's the first weekend of June and Summer season is officially here, albeit with a few less visitors than we are used to, but Gran Canaria Culture continues to return. Slowly the events and festivities are starting again across the island, with many public events for summer now being announced. It is going to be a busier season than last year, with some of the bigger events taking place even with the extra health protocols. Leisure events like The Festival Internacional Canarias Jazz &...
All the Canary islands remain at their alert levels for another week
The Canary Islands Ministry of Health agreed this Thursday, June 3, after analysing the latest data, to keep all of the islands at the same levels of alert. Tenerife and Lanzarote (where La Graciosa is epidemiologically included) continue at level 2 (Amber); and Gran Canaria, El Hierro, Fuerteventura, La Gomera and La Palma at level 1 (Green). - The updated assessment comes into force coinciding with the weekly update of...
Canary Islands Tourism invests €1.4 million for renewal of El Perchel beach in Arguineguin, Mogán
The Canary Islands Ministry for Tourism, Industry and Commerce, led by Yaiza Castilla, has awarded a subsidy of €1,469,268 to the municipality Mogán to remodel El Perchel beach, located in Arguineguín and the provision of complementary services. - The project focuses on the remodelling and expansion of the transit area of the promenade and the establishment of new defined leisure and recreation areas, such as a...
Canary Islands region were quietly hopeful of summer chances as UK press reported no new Green List countries
**UPDATED** UK press reported early today that their government were not likely to add any new countries to the British travel "green list" leaving many in The Canary Islands region hoping they might yet stand a chance of being included, despite the rest of Spain missing out. Those hopes have now been dashed. The UK's Joint Biosecurity Centre met on Wednesday to present their risk assessment based on 7-day & 14-day accumulated incidence, infection rates, risks of Covid variant...
More than 3 million square meters of Güi-Güí is now publicly owned by Gran Canaria
The Cabildo de Gran Canaria island government has acquired, through auction from the State Tax Administration Agency (AEAT), a total of 2,852,630 square meters, in two plots, at the centre of the Güigüí Grande and Chico ravines, for €2,876,000. These lands join the 225,340 m2 purchased via the same procedure last January, for a total of 3,071,000 square meters, making the land public property. - In the two purchase...
Smoke and Soot and smouldering forest: teams work to extinguish the Arico fire
The Brifor Tenerife Forestry Brigade firefighters and technicians have continued this week to work on concluding the Arico forest fire, which has continued to burn despite having been declared under controlled since Monday, May 24. The Tenerife forestry brigade are focused on smothering the tree stumps and pine trees that are still burning and smouldering within the perimeter of the burn zone. - The Cabildo de Tenerife...
